This article summarises the arguments for and against the proposition, debated at the 8th London-Innsbruck Colloquium on Status Epilepticus and Acute Seizures, that: 'NORSE is a meaningful clinical entity'. Here the two sides of the argument are briefly presented. This article is published as part of the special issue of Epilepsy & Behavior which are the proceedings of the 8th London-Innsbruck Colloquium on Status Epilepticus and Acute Seizures.
Keywords: Meaning of 'disease'; NORSE; Status epilepticus.
Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.